Wholesale Tiny Garden Gardening Kit

A themed gardening kit containing 6 seed varieties in a keepsake box letterpress printed in Portland, Oregon by Egg Press. * Mouse Melon * Japanese Hulless Baby Corn * Tigger Melon * Tennis Ball Lettuce * Baby Beet * Ronde de Nice Squash Miniature vegetables -- irresistibly cute! Journey through a garden of lilliputian vegetables that will make you feel like a giant. This easy to grow collection will enchant both the experienced and the first time gardener. Though the vegetables are small the plants are not -- we recommend a 10’ x 10’ area in full sun. GROWING INSTRUCTIONS: Mouse Melon--So cute! So crunchy! Mouse melons, also known as Mexican Sour Gherkins, are Native to Mexico and Central America. Looking like a mini watermelon the flavor is that of a tart cucumber. Plant directly in the ground spaced 6” apart once it’s reliably t-shirt weather and keep the soil moist as they germinate. This is a vining plant with tiny but vigorous little tendrils. Give it a trellis or something to climb on or it will find it’s own way! Japanese Hulless Baby Corn--Here we have a very old variety of dwarf popping corn. That’s right, popcorn! Left to mature the plant will grow ears around 5” long and can be hung to dry for popcorn but harvested at 2-3” you get the “baby corn” enjoyed in Chinese restaurants. A double whammy of fun! Mini corn is fun to eat raw or pickled or cooked in stir fry. Sow seeds in the ground once the soil has warmed in a sunny location. Keep soil moist. For “baby corn” harvest 1-3 days after silks become visible peeking out the tops of the ears. Tennis Ball Lettuce--This old heirloom was grown by President Thomas Jefferson and it’s no wonder that it remains popular today. Such a perfect little lettuce! Perfectly round, and perfectly succulent, and just the right amount for one or two people. Plant directly in the ground about ½” deep and 6” apart (or plant them closer together but thin them out as the baby plants emerge). Don’t let the soil dry out. This is one plant that can tolerate some shade. Lettuces will “bolt” for the sky in hot weather (which is really fun to watch but less fun to eat, as the taste can get bitter) so it’s best to plant these in Spring and early Summer or in some shade in late Summer for an early Fall harvest, if you live in a place where Summer’s get hot. Baby Beet--Have you noticed how many different shapes and sizes of seeds there are? There’s something about little knobby beet seeds that we just adore!